Gateway 2001 Model Railroads
on Layout Tours (K-O)
This is an online
reference to the model railroad layouts that were on
layout tours during the Gateway 2001 NMRA National
Convention in St. Louis (July 2001). The layouts are
described as they appeared during the July 2001
layout tours. Current descriptions of Greater St. Louis Area Model
Railroads are available in the Around Town section of our
website.
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high-resolution versions.
John C. Kalin
San Juan Southern
Green
Diamond
Tour #51117, Thr 7:30 am-noon, $18
Tour #61117, Fri 8:00 am-12:30 pm, $18
Ozark
Mountain Ridgerunner
Tour #63121, Fri 5:00 pm-11:00 pm, $18
  The SJS is an Sn3 23’x50’ layout
modeled after the Colorado narrow gauge. Operation on
the SJS is point to point over 225 feet of mainline
track with a varying height between 44" to
73". The layout portrays the RGS from Ridgeway to
Rico during the late 1930s to early 1940s.   Trains start at Ridgeway/Rico (which is a
double ended staging yard) and proceed to Vance
Junction, Ophir, the High Line and Lizard Head. At Vance
Junction, the 150’ long Telluride Branch runs to
Telluride and Pandora. Scenery is approximately 50%
complete. Easy DCC and SoundTraxx. Digital images by
Tom Troughton. Scenic
Vista. Big Bridge.
Engine close-up. At the mine.
Herb Koenig
Cordite and Flatriver
Cannonball
Tour #33107, Tue 6:00 pm-11:00 pm, canceled
Ozark
Mountain Ridgerunner
Tour #63121, Fri 5:00 pm-11:00 pm, $18
  The C&F is a fictitious
narrow gauge railroad located in Colorado during the 30’s.
This HO/HOn3 Colorado layout occupies an 18’x22’
room. Breathtaking scenery, with the layout extending
from knee level to the ceiling, and a seven foot curved
trestle,  greets the visitor while
hand laid ties and rail make this step back to
railroading’s glory days complete. See the
scratchbuilt model of the Devil’s Gate Bridge of
George Town Loop fame. Backdrop painted by Greg Gray.
Digitrax DCC. Digital images by Tom Troughton. Over the trestle.Curved trestle. Mill.
Hank Kraichely
Burlington Route
Zephyr
Rocket
Tour #43119, Wed 6:00 pm-10:30 pm, $18
Tour #42119, Wed 12:45 pm-5:15 pm, $18
 The CB&Q IL/MO division
depicts the run from St. Louis (MO) to Alton (IL).
Several large industrial complexes feed business to the
"Q" including the 5’x8’ Portland Cement
Co, Portland’s Missouri River quarry, a large brewery
complex, plus many other industries.  Katy has trackage rights,
plus there is an active interchange with the Terminal
Railroad (TRRA) and MP. Digitrax walk around throttles
are used on this large 28’x38’ C shaped layout with
an additional layout extension under construction. This
HO layout was featured on the cover of the June 2001
issue of the NMRA Bulletin. Photos by Chris
Oestreich.
Kenneth Kroschwtz
K-10 Model Trains
Sunshine
Special
Tour #23102, Mon 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Tour #33102, Tue 1:00 pm-5:45 pm, $18
 Ken has a huge HO layout
under construction, which fills a 60x81 foot room. The
layout is designed for operation with two 255-foot loops
powered by conventional DC block control.  In addition, Ken also has
two upper level Digitrax DCC loops which combine into a
single main line. These loops cover 550 feet in a twice
around the layout movement. The layout features three
very large yards and a switching branchline.
Approximately 95% of the track has been installed while
scenery is in an early stage. The layout room has an
elevated viewing area and is completely handicapped
accessible. The K-10 Hobby Shop (618-288-9720) is
located in the same building. Photos by Richard
Schumacher.
Kirkwood Railroad Association
Ann
Rutledge
Tour #33115, Tue evening tba, $18
Tour #53115, Thr 6:00 pm – 10:45 pm, $18
This large 30’x40’ HO club layout has two large
freight and passenger yards along with a scratchbuilt
St. Louis station and engine facility. Long steam
and diesel powered trains run on this 1950-1970 era
railroad.
Richard and Venita Lake
El Dorado & El Reno Railroad / CRI&P
Twentieth
Century Limited
Tour #23118, Mon 6:00 pm-10:15 pm, $18
Tour #33118, Tue 6:00 pm-10:15 pm, $18
 This golden era layout features
a double deck climb through the Ouachita Mountains of
western Arkansas from the industrial hub of El Dorado to
the CRIP/KCS interchange yard at Howe Wye, OK.
Interchange traffic from the Rock Island, St. Louis
Southwestern and St. Louis Southern appears on
"The Golden Route." Multiple staging tracks at
both ends of the line allow realistic 1950’s era
operation with both steam and diesel power. One branch
serves Lillie (La) while another with meander its way to
the scenic summit of Rich Mountain. North Coast
Engineering DCC and Soundtraxx. Construction began
December 1999.
John Leahy
Micro
Engineering (prototype tour) 22216 & 52216
This freelance 12’x20’ HO railroad runs
throughout the Midwest in the late 1950s to mid 1960s.
You’ll see steam and diesels running through a double
helix from the lower staging to the main level.
Burlington, Frisco, UP and IC trains operate on this
layout. Digitrax DCC. Benchwork 100%, electrical 75%,
scenery 30%.
Bob Lenz
Colorado & Western
Spirit
of St. Louis
Tour #21114, Mon 8:00 am-12:15 pm, $18
Tour #22114, Mon 1:15 pm-5:30 pm, $18
Ozark
Mountain Ridgerunner
Tour #63121, Fri 5:00 pm-11:00 pm, $18
Be treated by this HO/HOn3 layout set in Colorado.
The standard gauge Colorado and Western interchanges
with the narrow gauge Aspen Junction in a dual gauge
yard. The narrow gauge mining line climbs from 48"
to 74" through a series of switchbacks as it serves
the mining district around Basalt and Aspen. The layout
occupies a 20’x40’ room with bridges, trestles, lots
of rockwork, and scenery to the ceiling. Night operation
is simulated with black light which displays the fully
lit town to its fullest. Take in the tons of detail and
the many trestles.
Genevieve & James Liston
Cannonball
Tour #33107, Tue 6:00 pm-11:00 pm, canceled
Lone
Star
Tour #53108, Thr 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
This "L" shaped layout is constructed of
two 4’x8’ boards and features over 70 feet of
trackage. It is a multi-era Lionel layout with numerous
working accessories. Department 56 ceramic building and
trees covers the portion of the layout not already
covered by track. Half of the layout is a quaint village
with City Hall, Mayor’s mansion, library, churches,
homes and a town square with streetlights. The other
half has an industrial setting with yard lights, smoking
chimneys, telephone poles, crossing gates, station,
diner and coaling station. Be prepared for a walk down
memory lane when you visit this fine Lionel layout.
David Lotz
Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
Green
Diamond
Tour #51117, Thr 7:30 am-noon, $18
Tour #61117, Fri 8:00 am-12:30 pm, $18
The B&MRRR is an HO scale layout depicting the
Burlington to Creston, Iowa portion of the CB&Q as
if it maintained its autonomy in 1872, becoming a wholly
owned subsidiary of the CB&Q. Actual construction
began in January 2000 on this around-the-room, bi-level
layout in a 37x30 foot basement. Departing the Galesburg
staging yard, the 300’ double-tracked mainline will
cross a selectively compressed, yet 16’ long bridge
over the Mississippi, goes through the Burlington yards,
ascends the West Burlington Hill and past a planned,
scale-sized, nine-foot long locomotive shop at West
Burlington before proceeding westward through Osceola to
the Creston staging yard. Operation is controlled with
Digitrax DCC. The scenery will be designed for multi-era
operating sessions spanning the 1930’s through the
1980’s.
http://www.burlingtonroute.com
Dave Lyon
The Downe & Audt Line
Zephyr
Rocket I
Tour #43119, Wed 6:00 pm-10:30 pm, $18
The freelance HO layout is set in the 1950-1960 era
and represents a small branchline that struggles to
service the local timber trade (mostly defunct) and an
abandoned bat guano mining operation. A small farm trade
and passenger service to nearby Downe Town completes the
revenue picture for this small line. With trackage
winding through the mountainous plains area of somewhere
in mid-America, the D&AL features steam and early
diesel motive power acquired somewhat late in life from
various better known lines. Digitrax DCC.
New Switzerland Club
NTS
This mixed era, freelance, NTRAK modular 17’x28’
layout features walkaround radio control, staging yards
running into the center of the layout, and a mountain
branchline. The 24 members are especially proud of their
coal mine, grain elevators and cities on this N version
of the Boulder, Denver & Northwestern, which was
called the "Switzerland" line. This railroad
is anticipated to be on display at the National Train
Show.
Ray Magoffin
Blue
Bird
Tour #51110, Thr 7:00 am-12:15 pm, $18
Tour #52110, Thr 1:00 pm-6:15 pm, $18
The 11’x22’ HO railroad is a modified version of
the Atlas "Pan Handle" over and under design
with additional track and siding. The four track
classification yard and small locomotive service
facility is connected to the mainline with two wyes.
Three cabs operate steam and diesel motive power of
different railroad, past and present.
Boeing (McDonnell
Douglas) Model Railroad Club
NTS
These two modular layouts are housed in trailers
owned by the group and set up for charitable
organizations and train shows. This railroad is
anticipated to be on display at the National Train Show.
Metro East Model Railroad
Club
Litchfield & Madison
Sunshine
Special
Tour #23102, Mon 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Tour #33102, Tue 1:00 pm-5:45 pm, $18
This 18’x27’ layout of the Litchfield &
Madison is built in a fire station in Glen Carbon, IL.
The 900 total feet of trackage depicts scenes from
historic Glen Carbon between 1920 and 1945 and features
its three main railroads: Illinois Central, Nickel
Plate, and Litchfield & Madison. The layout includes
Peter’s Station grain elevator, the brick works, three
coal mines, IC and NKP stations, and many other local
landmarks and industries. 91 Tortise powered turnouts
and six cabs.
Randolph Meyer
Canyon & Rocky Mountain Railroad
City
of St. Louis
Tour #32112, Tue 1:15 pm-5:45 pm, $18
Tour #43112, Wed 6:00 pm-10:30 pm, $18
Ozark
Mountain Ridgerunner
Tour #63121, Fri 5:00 pm-11:00 pm, $18
 A 54’x26’ Sn3 John
Armstrong custom designed layout using coved background
corners and ceiling set in the high mountains of
Colorado. The scenery extends from near the floor to the
ceiling, with extensive scenic backdrop paintings by
Greg Gray. The backdrop and scenery are designed to
highlight the extensive collection of highly detailed
PBL narrow gauge (Soundtraxx equipped) engines.  The line climbs from a
52" dual gauge yard at Salida to a 67"
switchback mining area in the Red Mountains. Two
branchlines provide additional lumber and mining traffic
for the mainline narrow gauge D&RGW. Control is with
Digitrax DCC. Randy is famous for his plaster scenery
clinics (where he covers the room in plastic first).
This layout is on the cover of the February 2001 NMRA
Bulletin. Digital image by Tom Troughton. On the mainline.
Photo by Richard Schumacher of Randy and his helper
preparing for a MCoR clinic.
Midwest Valley Modelers
NTS
This layout depicts individual scenes in Illinois and
Missouri you would find along "Route 66"
during the fifties. A unique aspect of this
transportable 35’x9.5’ layout is the uniformly
flowing scenery between "modules" providing
tight integration of the scenes. The layout features a
"sunlight" quality directional lighting
system, handlaid code 70 track, scale wheelsets, and
prototype-sized turnouts including number 20 crossovers.
The scenery features a number of novel techniques and
materials to create extremely realistic and photogenic
effects. Ten modelers, including nationally known Ken
Patterson and Mike Buddy, have combined their talents to
make this a truly captivating layout. Most recently
featured in Great Model Railroads 2001. This
railroad is anticipated to be on display at the National
Train Show.
Ralph Miller
Midwest & Northern Rail System
Missouri
River Eagle
Tour #22101, Mon 12:30 pm-6:00 pm, $18
Tour #33101, Tue 5:30 pm-11:00 pm, $18
The MW&N leases engines and rolling stock,
operates yards, and does repair work on railroad
equipment. It operates throughout Illinois, Wisconsin
and Minnesota. The main operating theme is the mining of
iron ore - from pit to steel mill. The layout is in a 15’x20’
room and built on two levels. The "L" shaped
upper deck features a large yard and adjacent big city.
The lower "G" shaped deck supports mining and
other industries. A hidden inner railroad climbs the
wall, connecting the two levels. A five track hidden
staging yard is located beneath the lower deck. The
railroad has 540 feet of track and 63 turnouts. It uses
Digitrax DCC. "It’s a work in progress where the
visitor can expect to see some partially completed
scenery and rolling stock and some raw benchwork."
Glenn Mueller
Mississippi Valley Traction Co.
Mark
Twain Zephyr
Tour #22113, Mon 12:30 pm-5:15 pm, $18
Tour #23113, Mon 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
This O scale interurban layout consists of a 9’x18’
section of "city" and 12’x15’ section of
"suburban" landscape. All power is delivered
through the overhead trolley which Glenn swears works
flawlessly when only he is observing. The roster
contains five passenger interurbans (including a Pacific
Electric 1300 series combine and an Indiana RR
lightweight), a North Shore locomotive, Pacific Electric
and Indiana RR freight motors and a motorized Corgi St.
Louis PCC streetcar. An Illinois Terminal Alton center
door car has been recently added. Most of the buildings
in the "city" are scratchbuilt copies of
actual 19th century buildings in St. Louis.
Drawings were scaled from photos and the models built of
5/16" cast hydrocal walls.
Pat Mullins
Connecticut Yankee RR
Zephyr
Rocket II
Tour #42119, Wed 12:45 pm-5:15 pm, $18
This 1960s northeastern HO railroad, in a 16’x22’
room with hidden staging in an adjoining room, has over
200 feet of track and conventional two-cab control. See
mountains, wood and steel trestles, and a kitbashed
bridge.
Bob O’Neill
Pennsy & NYC
Ann
Rutledge
Tour #33115, Tue evening tba, $18
Tour #53115, Thr 6:00 pm – 10:45 pm, $18
Big steam rules this beautiful PRR & NYC
interchange point O scale 16’x32’ railroad in a
dedicated room above a two-car garage. A large yard with
city scene is the setting for the 22 engines (some with
PFM sound) and over 200 freight cars which operate on
this layout. Bob also has a very large tinplate
collection that will also be on display.
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